Bull Run Run 2000
Battle Report

Updated: 1930 hours, April 21

Both the male and female course records fell as the North invaded the South in the Eighth Battle of the Bull Run Run 50 Miler. Courtney Campbell won the event and took over two minutes off of Scott Jurek's course record. Courtney only claimed the victory at the top of the last hill, where he passed Clark Zealand who had been ahead of him for most of the day. Meanwhile, Christy Cosgrove lowered Debbie Berner's course record by over 11 minutes. The day was marked by an assult by the G.A.C. Ultra Team that brought 25 Yankees to invade the South. G.A.C. won the team competion over the RAT team from Pennsylvannia. There were 247 finishers out of 275 starters.

* = course record for that age category (not the record for the age category by declaration -- eg, we don't keep different records for north and south in master -- just the overall master's record)

Results

by Valerie Meyer and Ed Demoney
* = Course Record

1

Courtney Campbell

06:27:50*

35

VA

2

Clark Zealand

06:29:01

26

VA

3

Barry Lewis

06:53:56

40

PA

4

Dom Repta

07:28:30

26

CAN

5

Scott McKenzie

07:31:15

45

CA

6

Tim Hewitt

07:36:14

45

PA

7

Moe Pratt

07:37:53

37

MA

8

Evan Sandt

07:39:54

30

PA

9

Dave Mahan

07:41:02

39

MA

10

Vassili Triantos

07:45:20

45

MD

11

Michael Zealand

07:46:12

24

VA

12

Christy Cosgrove

07:47:35*

39F

MA

13

David Horton

07:57:03

50

VA

14

Ron Ross

07:57:35

41

OH

15

Robin Kane

08:09:22

37

VA

16

Michael Campbell

08:13:33

50

VA

17

Eric Ivey

08:15:34

28

MD

18

Jim Campiformio

08:15:48

50

CT

19

Kevin Budd

08:16:46

22

VA

20

Wade Repta

08:17:40

30

CAN

21

Frank Probst

08:23:36

56

VA

22

David Feinauer

08:25:44

46

PA

Michael Yoder

08:25:44

38

PA

24

Tim Stanley

08:28:36

44

VA

25

Greg Zaruba

08:30:35

33

MD

26

Courtney Fenstermacher

08:30:53

29F

PA

Debbie Berner

08:30:53

33F

PA

28

Rob Plevell

08:36:31

31

VA

29

Christopher Pierce

08:37:45

39

MA

David Chechik

08:37:45

36

MA

31

Jeffrey Holdaway

08:44:13

41

VA

32

Jeff Hinte

08:47:20

44

MD

33

Scott Homan

08:47:59

42

MA

34

Keith Moore

08:49:54

30

DC

Kevin Sayers

08:49:54

41

MD

36

Michael Kennedy

08:50:27

44

NC

37

TR Baudoindajoux

08:52:58

40

VA

38

Kevin Bligan

08:56:52

40

PA

39

Laura Kulsik

08:58:54

39F

CA

40

John Dodds

09:00:08

49

VA

41

Anthony Welch

09:01:29

35

MD

42

Mike Vieyra

09:02:27

46

PA

43

Bruce Swatek

09:03:42

33

VA

44

Renee Pickard

09:03:46

41F

NC

45

Matthew Mace

09:04:05

39

MD

46

Gary Reilly

09:04:29

44

MD

47

Gyula Kiss

09:07:47

41

VA

48

Colleen Dulin

09:13:09

31F

VA

49

Timothy Clapp

09:13:43

42

VA

50

Jim Barry

09:14:07

55

MA

51

Michele Burr

09:16:26

34F

MD

52

Jeffrey Stiner

09:16:47

27

PA

53

Philip Young

09:17:26

48

VA

54

Steve Burrows

09:19:48

48

CAN

55

Joe Dabes

09:24:58

60

NY

56

Al Catalano

09:26:48

47

MA

57

Erik Leeds

09:30:33

26

PA

John Weitzel

09:30:33

48

PA

59

Charles Dona

09:35:16

27

VA

60

Steve Amarillo

09:37:00

37

VA

Tom Green

09:37:00

49

MD

62

Paul Raymond

09:37:05

45

CAN

63

Bob Gaylord

09:37:22

51

VA

64

Tom Rineer

09:38:20

41

PA

65

Dave Jenkins

09:38:58

33

VA

66

King Jordan

09:40:17

56

DC

67

Ed Sullivan

09:40:37

35

NY

68

Rollie Everson

09:40:40

41

MN

69

Bill Kasson

09:41:21

49

AZ

70

Joseph Waldron

09:41:49

41

VA

71

Dan Walsh

09:42:38

36

MA

Debora Cole

09:42:38

44F

MA

Tom O'Donnell

09:42:38

33

MA

74

Paul Ammann

09:42:41

39

VA

75

Marc Landry

09:47:25

44

PA

Mark Leuschner

09:47:25

36

NH

77

Bill Van Antwerp

09:48:20

54

VA

78

Bert Ammann

09:49:11

47

IA

79

Michael Karch

09:49:51

30

VA

80

Paul Rapavi

09:50:14

42

VA

81

Charles Crowell

09:51:00

54

PA

82

Greg Foster

09:51:21

44

PA

83

Anthony Maye

09:51:48

47

NC

84

Andy Keegan

09:52:12

43

PA

Harry Smith

09:52:12

51

PA

Sally Higgins

09:52:12

38F

PA

87

Stan Jensen

09:52:16

47

CA

88

Geoff Going

09:53:07

55

RI

89

Gary Knipling

09:54:07

56

VA

Keith Knipling

09:54:07

24

VA

91

Chris Trimmer

09:54:33

27

VA

92

Rick Seipp

09:54:52

37

VA

93

Amy Thompson

09:55:03

23F

VA

94

Mike Bright

09:56:36

49

MD

95

Andy Wiley

09:57:07

40

VA

96

Don Villeneuve

09:57:52

60

NY

97

Al Schumm

09:58:26

42

VA

98

Brent Fenstermacher

09:58:54

32

PA

99

Peter Bonaccorsi, Jr.

10:00:29

55

MA

100

Michael Tatarko

10:01:10

41

PA

101

Libby Crockart

10:02:58

33F

PA

102

John Blakemore

10:04:04

55

OH

103

Scott Morrison

10:04:21

30

VA

104

Larry Minogue

10:04:24

43

MD

105

Ray Mount

10:06:01

53

MA

106

Paul Correia

10:07:35

46

MA

107

Bethany Charron

10:07:44

22F

VA

108

Martin Sullivan

10:11:32

39

MA

109

Charlie Flach

10:12:18

52

PA

110

Randy Snyder

10:14:36

51

VA

111

Cynthia Sanchas

10:18:49

44F

PA

112

John Bozung

10:22:01

47

UT

113

James Gilford

10:22:42

42

MA

Leo Jones

10:22:42

61

MA

Rich LeBoeuf

10:22:42

47

MA

116

John DeWalt

10:24:05

63

PA

117

Mike Franusich

10:28:09

47

PA

118

Ben Clark

10:28:35

42

KWT

Keith Brophy

10:28:35

37

MI

120

Tommy Trask

10:28:36

53

VA

William Raskin

10:28:36

33

VA

122

Wayne Lapham

10:28:42

53

VA

123

Mark Young

10:29:51

38

OH

124

Michael Talbert

10:31:32

41

ME

125

Robert Atlas

10:31:35

45

OH

126

Denise Kelly Yoder

10:35:59

38F

PA

127

Patti Harden

10:36:32

47F

MD

Steven Eggert

10:36:32

43

MD

129

Leonard Burridge

10:36:56

33

VA

Sean Andrish

10:36:56

30

VA

131

Bob Anderson

10:37:05

53

VA

132

Faye Krause

10:38:15

34F

VA

John Sondermann

10:38:15

46

VA

134

Andy Wright

10:38:40

46

NC

135

Daniel Quinn

10:38:55

43

PA

136

Margaret Starnes

10:39:29

45F

MD

137

Jeanne Christie

10:40:24

42F

MD

138

Tom Zinkle

10:40:26

56

OH

139

Bill Wandel

10:42:02

56

MD

140

Peter Copelas

10:42:15

39

MA

141

Mike Bouscaren

10:43:10

53

MA

142

Robin Vieyra

10:43:54

59

SC

143

John Hampton

10:47:13

42

MD

Tammy White

10:47:13

37F

CO

145

Neil Whiteman

10:48:15

37

VA

146

Steve Gass

10:50:12

24

VA

147

Jason Kaffenberger

10:53:24

36

CT

148

Russell Gill

10:56:30

36

VA

149

Loreen Hewitt

10:56:37

43F

PA

150

Roger Martell

10:57:35

51

MA

151

Kathy Cooper

10:58:37

40F

TX

Mike Turon

10:58:37

53

CA

153

Jean Lichtenberger

11:01:56

42F

VA

154

Frank McCardell

11:02:22

56

PA

155

Marcia Peters

11:02:37

43F

PA

156

Michael Dorovitsine

11:02:56

41

NY

157

Martha Gilford

11:04:37

40F

MA

158

Linda Vallee

11:05:03

40F

NY

159

Chris Feyedelem

11:08:05

30

VA

160

Tom Crull

11:08:36

57

TX

161

Ann Tone

11:08:57

43F

NJ

162

Ronald Paquette

11:09:37

58

ME

163

Michael Weber

11:10:22

45

VA

164

Jeffrey Cleveland

11:10:49

40

MD

165

JoAnn Weidman

11:11:12

51F

PA

166

Mary Andrews

11:14:28

22F

VA

Wesley Fenton

11:14:28

39

OH

168

Fred Gruhle

11:15:24

45

NY

Meredith Bonta

11:15:24

54F

MD

Sue Briers

11:15:24

44F

MD

171

Thomas Rosato

11:16:32

43

PA

172

Brian McNeill

11:17:27

41

MD

173

Tom Sprouse

11:18:48

58

VA

174

Steve Bowles

11:19:16

53

VA

175

Kari Collignon

11:19:43

38F

VA

176

Angela Purcell

11:19:59

24F

CT

177

Allen Montgomery

11:22:55

61

SC

178

David Hughes

11:24:18

54

IN

179

Debbie Moss

11:27:17

45F

UT

180

Janet Vincent

11:29:11

42F

VA

181

Mary Lang

11:29:41

46F

MD

182

Ralph Tressler

11:30:28

46

OH

183

Noelle Olson

11:31:23

41F

VA

184

Bob Coyne

11:36:09

53

MD

185

David Janosko

11:37:36

42

OH

186

Sergio Osteguin

11:37:59

34

VA

Stanley Spence

11:37:59

44

VA

188

Dennis Howe

11:38:22

57

NY

James Moore

11:38:22

55

VA

190

Michael Carroll

11:38:36

53

MD

191

Gary Fell

11:44:04

52

OH

192

Vic Ware

11:44:25

64

WV

193

Milton Webb

11:45:04

43

WV

194

Richard Ware

11:45:22

55

NY

195

Keith Dunn

11:45:27

40

VA

196

Daniel Flatin

11:45:34

38

NJ

197

Barry Hale

11:46:11

37

VA

Ed Ward

11:46:11

41

VA

Mark Benn

11:46:11

40

VA

200

Suzi Cope

11:47:32

52F

TX

201

David Zevin

11:49:40

51

CT

202

Edward Mulvey

11:52:23

40

MA

203

Jean Gerstein

11:53:19

49F

OH

204

Peter Suomela

11:56:49

51

CAN

205

David Halbleib

11:57:19

59

PA

206

Charles Muskin

11:58:00

50

MD

William Myers

11:58:00

50

MD

208

David Standley

12:02:28

45

OH

209

James Marvin

12:05:13

34

VA

Peter Wikul

12:05:13

47

VA

211

John Joseph

12:07:16

52

MD

212

Joseph Szekeresh

12:09:23

59

PA

213

Mark Duarte

12:09:46

40

VA

214

Jack McGiffin

12:13:14

61

ENG

215

Lou Jones

12:16:37

55

VA

216

Jed Davis

12:17:51

52

OH

Walt Coleman

12:17:51

34

OH

218

Celia Leber

12:22:16

35F

ME

Dennis Hamrick

12:22:16

41

WV

Penny Duncan

12:22:16

49F

ME

221

Jim Boyes

12:24:12

58

CAN

John Sheets, Jr.

12:24:12

55

WV

223

Vincent Applewhite

12:25:03

33

VA

224

David Ford

12:25:17

60

TX

225

Amanda Preble

12:25:31

36F

VA

226

John Schropp

12:25:43

30

MD

227

Dale Weitzel

12:25:59

48F

PA

228

Ray Sanchas

12:26:32

49

PA

229

Carolyn Gernand

12:26:59

51F

VA

David Heitkamp

12:26:59

49

IN

231

Euplio Marciano

12:34:16

39

NC

John Prohira

12:34:16

45

NY

233

Jamie Shaffer

12:35:52

50F

PA

Joanne Smith

12:35:52

37F

PA

235

Randy Whisnant

12:42:08

49

VA

Robert McCathern

12:42:08

32

VA

237

John Eurton

12:42:24

40

MI

Richard Green

12:42:24

58

MA

239

Joseph Malinowski

12:43:57

52

VA

M. Robert Saraniero

12:43:57

25

VA

241

Miguel Gomez

12:46:15

51

VA

242

Don Lindley

12:48:04

56

IN

243

Cheryl Hynes

12:48:30

33F

VA

244

Malinda Parris

12:48:58

25F

MD

245

Brad White

12:49:25

32

VA

246

David Zuniga

12:51:57

30

MA

247

Charlie Sabatine

12:54:30

66

NY

"A BLUE - GRAY CLASSIC"
2000 BULL RUN RUN 50 MILER

Steven A. Simon

Dawn broke ominously for the eighth annual Battle of Bull Run with gray,
thick cloud cover denying the blue sky any chance of making even a cameo appearance. The
cool temperatures (55 degrees at the 6:15 start) helped the competitors, but
made things uncomfortable for the crews, aid station workers and other
volunteers. Compounding the problem, a light rain fell intermittently
throughout the thirteen-hour race period. The slippery trail took down many
of the 275 starters, who stoically wore the "brown badge of courage" on their
arms and legs for the rest of the day. The challenging conditions, however,
failed to dampen the enthusiasm of anyone involved in the event, and may have
helped a record 247 determined competitors cross the finish line.

The end of the men's division produced stunned gasps from the folks at the
finish line, and surprised even the two runners involved. Clark Zealand led
almost from the start, cruising comfortably and building up a lead as large
as twelve minutes late in the race. Courtney Campbell, who had won the
November 1999 JFK 50 by catching Zealand in the final miles, did his best to
stay close, complaining of tiredness throughout the middle section of the
race. To observers, the real battle among the men's elite seemed to be
whether or not he would be able to hold off 1994 Winner Barry Lewis, who was
running third all day.

In the final stages of the event, however, Campbell seemed to gain momentum
and Zealand eased off slightly. Still, neither thought it would matter. Campbell
said after the race he had conceded first place, but was hoping to better the
course record of 6:30:05 set last year by Scott Jurek. Zealand, confident it
would take a course record to beat him, thought he'd put enough space between
himself and both his adversary and the JFK nightmare.

History repeated itself, however, as, in the push up the final hill to the
finish line (put there by the sadistic organizers), Campbell surged into the lead and won
going away, lowering the course record by two minutes, to 6:27:50. Zealand
gained some small consolation by also breaking the old course record with a
sterling 6:29:05 time.

The women's race lacked the drama, but not the astonishing athleticism and
drive, of the men's division. Without the benefit of close competition to
push her, Christy Cosgrove led virtually wire-to-wire, breaking Debbie
Berner's existing course record with a phenomenal time of 7:47:35. She took
12th place overall and finished a remarkable 43 minutes ahead of her closest
competitors, Courtney Fenstermacher and Debbie Berner.

Among the other winners was David Horton, who broke the day's third record,
this the Senior time, with a 7:57:03, good for 13th place overall. Joe Dabes
set a super senior record that may be tough to ever equal, as the 60 year old
posted a phenomenal 9:24:58. The north, in the form of the Gilley's Athletic
Club (GAC), which rallied the troops from Massachusetts and descended on the
event en masse, took home the team trophy. Winning team members were Moe
Pratt, Dave Mahan, Christy Cosgrove, Christopher Pierce, and David Chechik who
finished in a combined time of 40 hours and 22 minutes, minutes, well ahead
of RATSí second place time of 43:24. VHTRC Scouts finished third this year,
only three minutes behind the RATS. The men's and women's Clydesdale
winners, Kevin Budd and Coleen Dulin respectively, also set records.

While the leaders struggled with each other and the record-holding ghosts of
the past, the real battles were being waged throughout the park. Each of
these individuals fought against the elements, the deceptively difficult
course, and their own self-doubts. Almost half of the runners who toed the
chalk start line in the dim morning light were new to the Bull Run Run, and a
significant number of those were attempting their first fifty-miler. That so
many negotiated the mud, the stream crossings, and the cumulative pain of the
undulating hills is a testament to their determination and fortitude. By
design, however, competitors who finished in the final hour received special
tribute. Runners and volunteers assembled near the finish line for the awards
ceremony showed their respect for these late finishers by rising and cheering
as each one approached the line. These folks who, on a cost-per-hour rate,
got their money's worth for the entry fee, seemed to revel in the
acknowledgment.

Which is not to say that everyone didn't get his or her money's worth. BRR
has gained the well-deserved reputation as a first-class event, with
well-marked and challenging trails, quality aid stations, and great "loot."
This year, each entrant received an embroidered shirt and a large race logo
screened Brooks athletic bag. Finishers needed the bag to hold a beautiful
fleece vest, which was adorned with a Civil War-like pin complete with one
star for every battle they'd completed.

Competitors were effusive in their praise of the course, the staff, the
volunteers, and even the other competitors. One runner told how he'd
requested a sandwich at an aid station, but didn't want to wait for it to be
made. He took off, only to be run down a few minutes later by an aid station
worker who delivered the sandwich. Courtney Campbell said how much he
appreciated the cheers from the pack on the double out-and-back course. Those
mid-packers returned the complement, expressing gratitude that leaders were
cheering them on as they passed.

Although this was the wettest Bull Run Run, it was, by all accounts, among
the most successful. If all of the runners who pledged to return next year
follow through, the 300-runner limit will be reached quickly. The race's
growing reputation will ensure a full field for years to come. On behalf of
the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club, thanks again to all our stalwart
volunteers and congrats to all those who came to engage in another battle of
Bull Run.